[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough.

  • Ilkeston (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Holiday Camp in North Wales. The case was reported by the Medical Officer of Health of the area in July, after the child had been allowed to return home following treatment. A routine visit was made to the patient’s home. She had recovered and no further cases developed. Tuberculosis. Notifications are received from General Practitioners, Chest Physicians and Hospitals. The information is confidential. Where necessary, visits are paid by the Medical Officer of Health or Health Inspector and Health Visitor, to check up on contacts and home conditions. Notifications have again risen slightly to a total for 1956 of 30. New cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis were 16 males and 12 females. 2 Females were found to be suffering from Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis. Details of the ages, etc., of the above cases can be found in tables 6 and 7. Mass Radiography. The Nottingham Area No. 2 Mass Radiography Unit carried out a survey in Ilkeston during the period 12th June to 3rd July, 1956. A total of 3,621 persons were X-rayed of which 2,373 were members of the general public, 1,151 school children and 97 Mining Trainees. The total of 3,621 persons shows a slight increase over the 3,455 X-rayed at the last survey in 1955, but it is offset by the fact that the unit was a week longer in the town than on the previous occasion and could have accommodated well over 1,000 more examinees. One case of active Pulmonary Tuberculosis was discovered giving a very low incidence of *02% and the 7 cases of observation Pulmonary Tuberculosis discovered also give the rather low incidence of T9%. All these cases were referred to the Chest Physician, whilst 2 other persons were referred to their own doctor for diseases other than Tuberculosis. It is interesting to note that the case of active Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 1 case of observation Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 1 case of observation (Non-Tuberculosis) had normal films when X-rayed previously, thus showing the value of regular mass X-ray of the population.